Director : Andrew Adamson
Running Time : 116 mins
A young girl, Matilda Naimo (Xzannjah), living in war torn Papua New Guinea, becomes obsessed with the novel Great Expectations when her British teacher, Tom Watts (Laurie) begins reading it to her class at their newly opened school. Things come to a head as her obsession with the main character of the novel, Pip, leads her to write his name in the sand on a beach and lead rebels to think he is an opposing rebel leader.
This was a likeable enough drama, which wasn’t at all what I was expecting. The acting is spot on, and Laurie is very good as the world weary teacher who manages to find new hope in his Papua New Guinea class. There are some sad and shocking moments, but overall this is a feel good movie that doesn’t allow war to get in the way of a positive tale.
You’ll like this if you liked : Whale Rider
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